Faenza 1.1 Adds Ubuntu 11.10 Support, New Icons

Popular desktop icon-set Faenza has been updated with new icons and Ubuntu 11.10 support.

Amongst new and updated icons are to-do app ‘Wunderlist‘; GNOME Contacts; and Qt music player ‘Clementine’. Tweaked icons include GParted, GConf Editor,and general folder icons.

New Themes

To better adapt to use in Ubuntu 11.10 Faenza 1.1 sees two new themes introduced – ‘Faenza-Ambiance’ and ‘Faenza-Radiance’. Each theme provides suitable mono-panel icons and other Ubuntu-specific tweaks.

Install and enable Faenza in Ubuntu 11.10

The Faenza icon set is available for Ubuntu 10.04 through 11.10 via its official PPA.

Setting Faenza-Ambiance or Faenza-Radiance as the default icon theme in ubuntu 11.10 requires the use of GNOME Tweak Tool. This is not installed by default but is readily available through the Ubuntu Software Centre.

Once GNOME Tweak Tool has been installed you just need to open it up and head to the ‘Themes’ section. From there choose either ‘Faenza-Ambaince’ or ‘Faenza-Radiance’ from the drop-down box next to the “Icon Theme” label. Changes will be applied instantly.